Tale of Sex, Text and Murder, grips Sweden

A nanny, a clergyman, mobile phone messages from God and murder are the keys to a complicated crime which has captivated Sweden since the start of the year, reports Reuters.

"In a country known for cutting-edge mobile phone technology, SMS messages have emerged as vital evidence.

Dagens Nyheter, one of Sweden's top broadsheet newspapers, said the Knutby case demonstrated how the latest technology could be used to foster religious fanaticism. God appearing by mobile phone is of course no stranger than him appearing in a burning bush," it said in an editorial".

Related article on this case: SMSes recovered from SIM in murder trial and for other reported incidents where text messages were used as evidence, check out this category in textually.org.

emily | 1:27 PM | SMS used as evidence in court |
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